Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England evaluates the
role of exclusionary practices, namely outlawry, in law and governance
in England from the tenth through the thirteenth centuries. Traditional
historical narratives dismiss exile, outlawry, and banishment as
ineffective and weak methods of maintaining social order. More
specifically, the pres¬ent volume reassesses these forms of exclusion in
matters of politics, law, and society, as well as their influence on
increased use of imprisonment in later medieval England. Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England
is essential reading for scholars working in this field but is also
highly recommended as a text for courses that assess medieval law and
the practice of outlawry as well as the development of English Common
Law.